Texas Education Code

§ 12.117 — ADMISSION

ED § 12.117Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part C. LOCAL ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE · Ch. 12. CHARTERS · Art. D. OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL

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(a)For admission to an open-enrollment charter school, the governing body of the school shall:

(1)require the applicant to complete and submit the common admission application form described by Section 12.1173 not later than a reasonable deadline the school establishes; and

(2)on receipt of more acceptable applications for admission under this section than available positions in the school:

(A)fill the available positions by lottery; or

(B)subject to Subsection (b), fill the available positions in the order in which applications received before the application deadline were received.

(b)An open-enrollment charter school may fill applications for admission under Subsection (a)(2)(B) only if the school published a notice of the opportunity to apply for admission to the school. A notice published under this subsection must:

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 317 (H.B. 2366), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 691 (S.B. 2293), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1107 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.